Canadian tourists are avoiding the US. These 15 states could feel the loss the most.

Aug 26, 2026 09:00 PM - 2 hours ago 3

Tattered United States and Canada flags alert connected abstracted poles against a cloudy grey sky.

Canadians aren't walking to the US arsenic overmuch anymore. ANDREJ IVANOV/AFP via Getty Images

Canadians aren't visiting the US arsenic overmuch arsenic they utilized to since President Donald Trump's return to the Oval Office successful 2025.

His presidency has focused connected fierce waste and acquisition policies, dense US tariffs connected Canadian goods, and rhetoric connected turning the bluish state into a US state.

Trade tensions betwixt the 2 countries person only continued into 2026, pinch the Trump management connected Saturday imposing 50% tariffs connected various Canadian items, including intoxicant and lucky equipment.

Trump says the tariffs are retaliation for Canadian waste and acquisition policies that he argues put US producers astatine an unfair disadvantage.

Trump further threatened to enforce a 50% tariff connected Canadian-made steel, which could besides use to trucks and car parts, starting connected January 1. That threat was met pinch a akin 1 from Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, who said Canada would lucifer the US' tariffs "dollar-for-dollar."

Those waste and acquisition tensions person had a antagonistic ripple effect connected US states that dangle connected Canadian tourism and visitant spending.

Canadians pulled backmost connected leisure recreation to the US successful 2025, according to Statistics Canada data. Visitor numbers rebounded complete the past twelvemonth but stay beneath 2024 levels.

To find which places could beryllium astir affected by the driblet successful visitors, Tourism Economics estimated the diminution successful Canadian visitant spending successful each authorities successful 2025 compared pinch 2024, past divided that projected nonaccomplishment by the state's resident population, utilizing Census Bureau organization data.

The figures show the projected nonaccomplishment successful Canadian visitant spending per authorities resident. The 15 places pinch losses supra the $11 nationalist mean indicated "strong dependence connected Canadian travel," Tourism Economics wrote.

The study was published successful September 2025 and truthful includes 2025 forecasts alternatively than existent spending figures.

Tourism Economics identified the pursuing 15 places — 14 states and Washington, DC — arsenic much limited connected Canadian travelers and truthful much apt to acquisition losses greater than average.

Here are the 15 places, classed from slightest to astir affected.

15. Massachusetts

Highland Lighthouse down woody fencing nether a cloudy sky.

Cape Cod, Massachusetts. haveseen/Getty Images/iStockphoto

Massachusetts was estimated to suffer $12 per authorities resident successful 2025 owed to little Canadian tourism levels. That's conscionable supra the expected nationalist mean nonaccomplishment of $11 per US citizen.

14. New Hampshire

Otter Rocks Day Use Area motion stands beside a wood roadworthy successful White Mountain National Forest.

White Mountain National Forest, New Hampshire. travelview/Getty Images

New Hampshire, which borders Canadian towns eastbound of Montreal, was expected to suffer $13 per authorities resident owed to the driblet successful Canadian tourism.

The authorities saw the biggest driblet successful world overnight visitors successful 2025, according to an Oxford Economics study, by 23.1%.

12. Montana (tie)

Clear alpine reservoir successful Glacier National Park bordered by evergreen wood pinch rugged snow-dusted mountains nether a bluish sky.

Glacier National Park, Montana. Valentina Gatewood/Getty Images

Montana's system was projected to suffer $14 per authorities resident pursuing tensions betwixt the US and Canada.

The authorities saw a 17.7% driblet successful world overnight visitors successful 2025, too.

12. Oregon (tie)

A upland successful the inheritance pinch trees successful the foreground.

Mount Hood, Oregon. : Don & Melinda Crawford/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Oregon, which is separated by 1 authorities — Washington — from Canada, faced an approximate $14 driblet per authorities resident.

11. New York

New York, New York.

New York City. william87/Getty Images

New York, which shares a separator pinch Canada, was expected to suffer $15 per authorities resident.

The authorities was not included successful the Oxford Economics study of world overnight visitant arrivals to the US.

10. North Dakota

Riverside campsite astatine Theodore Roosevelt National Park successful North Dakota pinch a achromatic tent, picnic table, trees, gangly grass, and sunlit hills astatine dusk.

Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota rruntsch/Getty Images

North Dakota sits conscionable beneath 2 Canadian provinces: Saskatchewan and Manitoba. It was forecast to suffer $18 per authorities resident owed to declines successful tourism, and reported the third-highest driblet successful world overnight visitors, astatine 21.5%.

9. Arizona

Visitors guidelines connected a solid skywalk overlooking a sunlit canyon successful Grand Canyon National Park.

Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. Wirestock/Getty Images

Arizona does not separator Alaska. Still, the Grand Canyon State was expected to spot a nonaccomplishment of $22 per authorities resident arsenic less Canadians traveled there.

8. Florida

Walt Disney World entranceway arch spans a roadway pinch Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse signs nether a bluish sky.

Walt Disney World successful Orlando. AlexandreFagundes/Getty Images

Florida, which has antecedently listed Canadians arsenic the state's apical international visitors, was expected to suffer $23 per authorities resident.

7. California

Golden Gate Bridge spans the bay supra a coastal roadworthy and surf nether a clear bluish sky.

Golden Gate Bridge successful San Francisco. John Nilsson/Getty Images

California does not separator Canada, but was expected to suffer $31 per authorities resident.

The authorities was not included successful the Oxford Economics study of world overnight visitant arrivals to the US.

6. Maine

Hiker connected a rocky coastal place successful Acadia National Park pinch forested islands, bluish water, conifer trees, and distant hills.

Acadia National Park, Maine. kellyvandellen/Getty Images

Maine neighbors confederate Quebec, pinch Portland, the state's astir visited town, conscionable a five-hour thrust away.

The authorities was expected to spot a $32 alteration per authorities resident pursuing the driblet successful Canadian tourism, and saw a 20.9% driblet successful world overnight visitant arrivals successful 2025.

5. Vermont

The downtown area of a mini municipality covered successful autumn foliage.

Montpellier, Vermont. John Greim/LightRocket via Getty Images

Vermont shares a mini separator pinch Canada — only 90 miles full — but was expected to spot a $37 alteration per authorities resident.

It's the second-most authorities to person witnessed a driblet successful world overnight visitant arrivals past year, too, astatine 22.6%.

4. Hawaii

People locomotion connected a Honolulu beach.

Honolulu, Hawaii. Kat Wade/Getty Images

The Aloha State is the farthest authorities distant from Canada astatine astir 2,500 miles, but it was expected to spot a $45 alteration per authorities resident owed to declines successful tourism.

3. District of Columbia

People locomotion successful beforehand of the US Capitol.

Washington, DC. Matthew HATCHER / AFP via Getty Images

The District of Columbia was expected to spot a $61 alteration per resident.

2. Nevada

Tourists locomotion connected the Las Vegas strip.

Las Vegas Strip, Nevada. Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images

Nevada does not separator Canada. Still, the location authorities of Las Vegas, 1 of the apical recreation destinations crossed the country, was expected to spot a $77 alteration per authorities resident.

1. Alaska

Clouds hover beneath snow-capped mountains.

Denali National Park, Alaska. Lance King/Getty Images

Alaska borders Canada much than immoderate different US state, sharing a full of 1,538 miles.

The economical nonaccomplishment per authorities resident astir doubles Nevada, pinch the authorities expected to suffer $114 per capita owed to US and Canada tensions.

The authorities besides witnessed a 13.9% driblet successful world overnight visitant arrivals past year.

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Tristin Hoffman is simply a Life Fellow connected Business Insider’s Editorial Partnerships team. Her reporting focuses connected retail, travel, business, and much done a ocular storytelling and manner lens. She has antecedently reported connected Oregon’s system for The Oregonian and Pennsylvania litigation for Law.com. Her stories person inspired argumentation changes, shed ray connected nationalist officials’ misconduct, and gained nationalist awards.  She graduated from the University of Oregon, wherever she studied publicity and rule while serving arsenic editor-in-chief of The Daily Emerald. 

Roya is simply a newsman connected Business Insider's Editorial Partnerships team. She is based successful London. Before joining Business Insider, she worked arsenic a newsman astatine financial newswire Alliance News and was an intern astatine The Wall Street Journal. Roya graduated from City St George's, University of London pinch an MA successful International Journalism. 

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